diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 876a68bfbc..367d94585b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ jobs:
           -DopenPMD_USE_INVASIVE_TESTS=ON
         cmake --build build --parallel 2
         ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure
+        /usr/local/julia-1.6.7/bin/julia src/binding/julia/tests/minimal_example.jl
 
   musllinux_py10:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index d3ff711d67..7379138b5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           -DopenPMD_USE_INVASIVE_TESTS=ON
         cmake --build build --parallel 3
         ctest --test-dir build --verbose
+        julia src/binding/julia/tests/minimal_example.jl
 
   appleclang13_py:
     runs-on: macos-11